dataset · Wales
Water Framework Directive (WFD) Regulations Cycle 3 Classification (interim 2024)
The Water Environment (Water Framework Directive) (England & Wales) Regulations 2017 (referred to as the WFD Regulations) provide a framework for managing the water environment in England and Wales. The Directive aims for “good status” of all ground and surface water (rivers, lakes, transitional water, and coastal waters). Under the WFD Regulations, a river basin management plan must be prepared for each river basin district. The plan includes environmental objectives and a summary of the progra
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Evidence quality: 41.4
Listed in data.gov.uk public catalogue API on 2026-10-16; relevance/value screened (haiku).
Metadata checked: 2026-10-14T13:20:00.000Z
What's in it
- Data offered docs-verified
- water body boundaries (WFD Cycle 3) · interim WFD classification of water bodies (2024)
- Coverage docs-verified
- Wales · 2024 interim classification (WFD Cycle 3)
- Update frequency docs-verified
- not planned
- Formats docs-verified
- WMS (Web Mapping Service)
- Access docs-verified
- Free/open: no access restrictions; re-use under the Open Government Licence (per ENTRY licence)
Useful for
- Use cases llm-inferred
- WFD status baseline and classification lookup for a Welsh water body in an FRA or EIA · Screening planning applications and outfall or drainage schemes against WFD water body status · Identifying the WFD water body boundary a site drains to for compliance assessment
- Audience llm-inferred
- environmental consultants · hydrologists · ecologists · planners · drainage engineers
Limitations
- Constraints llm-inferred
- Interim 2024 classification, not a final Cycle 3 status · Covers Wales only (England not included) · Download file formats are not stated in the docs; only a WMS link is listed · Update frequency is not planned, so classifications may not reflect later changes · Spatial resolution is not stated
Evidence
- https://datamap.gov.wales/capabilities/layergroup/7410/?ows_service=wms
- https://www.data.gov.uk/dataset/4fc83022-d153-4164-a5c0-736925e18585/water-framework-directive-wfd-regulations-cycle-3-classification-interim-2024
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